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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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WGUS83 KLMK 191536
FLSLMK

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1036 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Kentucky...

  Ohio River at Tell City affecting Hancock and Perry Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past week will cause the river to rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.

The next statement will be issued sometime later this eveninglate
tonight at 445 AM CDT.

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INC123-KYC091-200945-
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/TELI3.1.ER.240416T0726Z.240419T1800Z.240420T1424Z.UU/
1036 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Tell City.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 35.5 feet, Floodgates begin closing.
  At 38.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 floods between Derby and Magnet...
  Rome and Derby...and at Rocky Point.
  At 40.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 closes above Cannelton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 39.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 AM CDT Friday was 39.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 39.7
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    38.3 feet on 01/29/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3783 8675 3794 8682 3806 8681 3794 8670


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